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Monday, January 9, 2012

Weekly Challenge #53

Happy Monday everyone! Did you miss me??
I have to say that while i DID enjoy the time off, there was a part of me that felt like i was forgetting something important each Sunday night... it's nice to be back!

First of all, as always - a few house keeping items:

If you're NEW here (and there've been a lot of new additions to the
party!) I'm working on creating some tutorials to help you out. You can
click on the links above or: See "Getting Started" and "Tutorials"

To see all the past weekly challenges - click the tab above, or follow this link

Please grab the button for the Weekly Challenge (on the right sidebar) to display on your blogs! share the fun!

The
limit of submissions to the slideshow is TWO, but please feel free to
post as many as you like to your blogs. I will take the first two
presented to each challenge.

and i want to say a very extra special big heart felt thank you to
everyone who donated funds. I continue to be amazed by the
generosity of spirit of this wonderful community. HUGS!

WOO!! Challenge #53!! Can you believe it? I sure can't. I'm so thrilled to be hosting the second year of these weekly challenges.
You've all been so patient and i'm sure you're as itchin' to go as i am...
Let's jump right in, shall we?

Weekly Challenge #53: Diva Tangle - Undine

Sunday my amazing and wonderful husband B-rad had a birthday, so i want to dedicate this challenge to him. He has been so supportive of this blog. From editing my posts for me, to giving the occasional challenge idea...to naming the challenges... he's so understanding when i'm up tangling and typing frantically on Sunday night, and he is my number one biggest fan. He watches the slideshows, he checks my blog hits and keeps me informed of where my counter's at.

A few weeks before Christmas, i came up with this tangle, and i named it "Undine". Back on my giveaway post - someone mentioned that undine was their spambot verification word and professed their 'undine' love for Zentangle (I think it may have been Margaret Bremner?)

I knew when i did the tangle that i wanted to name it for the hubby, and threw around beerad, bierahd, or even b-rad - but nothing was right... then i remembered 'undine'.... and i thought it fitting. My Undine love for my husband. :) heart.

lots of room for variations

Here's the instructions and now my tile

Happy Birthday B-rad! (this tile reminds me of pacman)

Oh, and there is a new feature on the Weekly Challenge. The first Monday of the month will feature one of YOUR tangles!! yes!

I figured it would be a great way to get some practice on those tangles that i see on your blogs and image hosting sites, but can't seem to find the time to get around to trying them out.

If you're interested in submitting a tile to the pool, click here or follow the tab "Use My Tangle" at the top of this page.

If you have a blog, add the site-specific URL where
your tile is posted to the linkey machine below! Don't forget to link
back here so that others can join in the fun! (if you don't know how to
find this, you can see my half assed tutorial here)

Also,
please feel free to come back often and visit the links of those people
on the linkey machine - don't forget to leave a comment or feedback,
everyone loves feedback. ;)

If
you don't have a blog but still want to participate, you can email your
tile to me and i will post it here. (See the contact tab above for my
email address)

The deadline for each weekly challenge is Saturday night so that i can round everyone up by Sunday. What this means is that i will stop adding tiles to the slideshow on Sunday. You're still more than welcome to do the challenges and add your name to the linkey machine. I
will be more diligent with the linkey machine - by editing out the ones
that don't work, the doubles, the links that lead to nowhere, the links
that go just to blog home pages (this is why we need those site
specific urls), and the spam. And there is some spam. PLEASE do not put
your *home* page in the linkey machine. please? for me??

Happy Birthday to a fellow Capricorn! I can't wait to try the tangle, Laura. Undine (or Ondine - pronouned Uhn-deen') is a water nymph of German folklore. A friend of mine from college had a daughter she named Ondine. I always thought it was such a beautiful name. But I like your pronunciation, too! Glad to be back in "challenge" mode.

Did we miss you?!!! What kind of question is that? My Mondays were not the same without the challenge and I'm not even joking! Love the new tangle and can't wait for the next year of challenges. Welcome back Laura.

I am a newbie to your site, and to tangles and wanted to show you my 5 x 7 thank you card to my daughter for some Christmas gifts. I incorporated her gift and used various tangles to decorate the gift and the spaces around the main subject of socks.

Thank you for the challenge to bring me back with my creativity! Happy birthday to B-rad! You are so lucky to have wonderful husband as I have my beloved husband that I am so lucky to married my husband last June. May 2012 bring more good and wonderful challenges for everyone.

Hi Diva! I posted my first ever challenge tangle. I've been lurking now for 6 months. I've learned a lot from your site. Happy Birthday to B-Rad and love to your two adorable boys. Happy New Year to you all. #49 Sunshine

Oh yes, indeed. I did miss you. I'm so glad that the new year is here along with you and your zentangle challenges. Here's hoping for a quiet, HEALTHY, fun-filled year! Thanks so much for being you. You are truly awesome.

Better Late than never they say. I have been participating in the Diva Challenge for the last several challanges but had no way to post them. With that problem now solved I am happy to start sharing my results with others.

HOUSE CLEANING!

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